Definition of replica
1
: an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
a replica of this was painted … this year— Constance Strachey
2
: a copy exact in all details
DNA makes a replica of itself sailed a replica of the Viking ship
broadly
: copy
this faithful, pathetic replica of a Midwestern suburb — G. F. Kennan
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The first known use of replica was in 1824
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